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October 23, 2004 - ECHL (ECHL) News Release


Wheeling Nailers (0-1-0) at Johnstown Chiefs (0-0-0) 7:00 p.m. ET
* Chiefs were 4-1-0 at home and 6-3-0 overall against the Nailers in 2003-04.
* Joe Exter made 25 saves in the Nailers' 1-0 loss at Toledo on Friday.
* Steve Hildenbrand, who led the team with 25 goals in 2003-04, returns for the Chiefs.
* 2004 ECHL Coach of the Year Pat Bingham returns behind the bench for the Nailers.

Atlantic City Boardwalk Bullies (0-1-0) at Greenville Grrrowl (0-1-0) 7:05 p.m. ET
* This will be the first meeting between these two clubs.
* Both are former Kelly Cup champions - Atlantic City in 2002-03 and Greenville in 2001-02.
* The Bullies set a team record by allowing only 159 goals last season.
* Goaltender Mike Morrison made 42 saves for the Grrrowl in last night's 3-1 loss to Charlotte.

Trenton Titans (1-0-0) at Reading Royals (0-1-0) 7:05 p.m. ET
* Royals were 25-7-4 at home in 2003-04 and are 58-36-14 in three seasons at the Sovereign Center.
* Matt Zultek assisted on all three goals in Trenton's 3-1 win on Friday.
* Royals were 6-3-0 against Trenton in 2003-04 and are 11-16-2 all-time against the Titans.
* Titans were 3-3-3 against Reading in 2003-04 and are 18-5-6 all-time against the Royals.

Charlotte Checkers (1-0-0) at South Carolina Stingrays (1-0-0) 7:05 p.m. ET
* South Carolina was 3-3-1 against the Checkers in 2003-04 and is 40-24-8 all-time against Charlotte.
* Charlotte was 4-3-0 against South Carolina in 2003-04 and is 35-36-7 all-time against the Stingrays.
* Joe Tenute scored the game-winning goal in the Stingrays' 3-2 overtime win at Columbia on Friday.
* Kenton Smith (1g-1a) and Eddie Pershin (0g-2a) each had two points in Charlotte's 3-1 win at Greenville.

Dayton Bombers (0-1-0) at Toledo Storm (1-0-0) 7:30 p.m. ET
* Dayton was 6-4-1 against Toledo in 2003-04 and has an all-time record of 63-51-13 against Toledo.
* Toledo was 5-5-1 against Dayton in 2003-04 and has an all-time record of 65-49-14 against Dayton.
* Scott Fankhouser made 21 saves in Toledo's 1-0 win against Wheeling on Friday.
* Janne Jokila and Shawn Limpright each scored a goal in the Bombers' 5-2 loss at Peoria on Friday.

Gwinnett Gladiators (1-0-0) at Columbia Inferno (0-0-1) 7:30 p.m. ET
* The Gladiators were 2-3-0 against the Inferno last season.
* Columbia is averaging a league-high 45 shots per game.
* Rookie goaltender Adam Berkhoel made 30 saves for the Gladiators in their 4-3 win at Augusta.
* Chanse Fitzpatrick scored his first ECHL goal in the Inferno's 3-2 overtime loss at South Carolina.

Texas Wildcatters (0-1-0) at Florida Everblades (1-0-0) 7:30 p.m. ET
* Florida defeated Texas 6-2 in the teams first-ever meeting on Friday.
* Head coach Garry Fleming returns for his fourth season with the Everblades.
* Right wing Ryan Fultz scored both goals for the Wildcatters in last night's contest.
* Right wing Brad Voth accumulated 18 minutes in penalties for Texas in his season debut.

Augusta Lynx (0-1-0) at Pee Dee Pride (1-0-0) 7:30 p.m. ET
* Kyle Kidney had two goals in Pee Dee's 3-2 win against Atlantic City on Friday.
* Lynx were 3-3-0 against Pee Dee in 2003-04 and are 15-24-5 all-time against the Pride.
* Pee Dee was 3-1-2 against Augusta in 2003-04 and is 30-10-5 all-time against the Lynx.
* Josh St. Louis, Ken Magowan and Matt Dzieduszycki each had a goal in the Lynx's 4-3 loss on Friday.

Pensacola Ice Pilots (0-0-0) at Mississippi Sea Wolves (1-0-0) 7:35 p.m. CT
* Louis Dumont scored the game-winning goal and had an assist in Friday's 3-1 win against Louisiana.
* ECHL Defenseman of the Year Corey Neilson returns for the Ice Pilots.
* Sea Wolves were 24-7-5 at home in 2003-04 and are 51-14-8 at home since 2002-03.
* 2002 ECHL Coach of the Year Dave Farrish takes over behind the bench for Pensacola.

Alaska Aces (0-1-0) at Idaho Steelheads (1-0-0) 7:05 p.m. MT
* Idaho went 3-8 on the power play in Friday's 5-1 win against the Aces.
* This is a rematch of last season's Pacific Division Finals, won by Idaho in four games.
* Right wing Chris Minard scored a goal and was a +1 in his first regular season game with Alaska.
* Defenseman Peter Metcalf had a goal and an assist for the Steelheads in last night's win.

Las Vegas Wranglers (1-0-0) at Long Beach Ice Dogs (1-0-0) 7:00 p.m. PT
* Long Beach coach Malcolm Cameron registered his first win with 3-0 shutout of San Diego on Friday.
* Wranglers were 5-0-0 at Long Beach and 7-2-0 overall against the Ice Dogs in 2003-04.
* Ice Dogs' Marco Rosa scored a goal and had an assist on Friday.
* Defenseman Jason McBain had a power-play goal and two assists in Las Vegas' 5-1 win against Fresno.

Victoria Salmon Kings (0-1-0) at Bakersfield Condors (1-0-0) 7:00 p.m. PT
* Brad Mehalko and Chris Twerdun each scored two goals in Bakersfield's 7-2 win over Victoria on Friday.
* Ryan Wade scored the first-ever Salmon Kings goal at 6:40 of the first period.
* Condors are 6-6-3 in their last 15 home games.
* Victoria closes its first weekend of ECHL play at Fresno on Sunday.

Fresno Falcons (0-1-0) at San Diego Gulls (0-1-0) 7:05 p.m. PT
* San Diego had an ECHL record home-winning percentage of .847 (30-5-1) in 2003-04.
* Jason Weaver scored a power-play goal in the Falcons' 5-1 loss to Las Vegas on Friday.
* The Gulls were 7-3-0 against Fresno in 2003-04.
* Fresno hosts Victoria on Sunday, beginning eight consecutive home games for the Falcons.

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